Over the years, the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival has accumulated many photos of speakers, guests and events. Here are the links to the photo albums throughout the years.
Photos from 2012 Festival:
Back where it all began – committee members and guests at the original baptismal font in Cork’s North Cathedral, where the infant Mary Harris was baptised on 1st August 1837. 
Marat Moore at the summit of Croagh Patrick mountain, Co. Mayo, Ireland after last year’s inaugural Cork Mother Jones Festival 
Professor Elliot J. Gorn addressing the Cork Mother Jones festival, Firkin crane centre, Cork, 1st August 2012. 
Rosemary Feurer, US writer/director & maker of the documentary film “Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous Woman in America”, addresses the crowd at the unveiling of the Mother Jones plaque. In photo (L-R) are committee members Jim Fitzpatrick, Michael Lally (Manager of Maldron Hotel Cork) & Richard Cooke. 
Mother Jones plaque unveiled in Cork’s historic Shandon area 
Rosemary Feurer and Ger O’Mahony at the Mother Jones Lecture 2012 
Big crowds at the talks in 2012. Lots of interest locally and further afield. 
the completed image in clay relief 
Text – the lettering is in place 
Kaiulani Lee 
Andy Irvine – a unique performance at Shandon
Photos from 2013 Festival:
Margaret Aspinall (centre) and Sue Rogers enjoying performance by members of the Cork Singers Club at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2013 
Big Jim Larkin (Jer O’Leary) with SIPTU General Secretary Joe O’Flynn and Ger O’Mahony of the Cork Mother Jones festival committee 
Margaret Aspinall and Sue Rogers of the Hillsborough Family Support Group with members of the Mother Jones committee unite for a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at the Firkin Crane with musicians Jim Williamson and Stephen Power. 
Margaret Aspinall (right) and Sue Rogers with a local Liverpool fan at Cork’s Firkin Crane theatre. 
Jimmy Crowley (left) with Richard T. Cooke and Ailbhe O’Mahony of the Cork Mother Jones Festival committee 
Guests and members of the Cork Mother Jones festival committee visited the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Catherine Clancy at City Hall on the opening day of the festival 
Jimmy Crowley and a local fan 
Margaret Aspinall (right) and Sue Rogers of the Hillsborough Family support group with local people at the Firkin crane. 
Richard T. Cooke, singer, song-writer, historian and raconteur 
Ger O’Mahony of the Cork Mother Jones committee who introduced many of the speakers
Kate Magrew who gave a stirring performance as “Mother Jones” despite suffering from a heavy cold. 
Some of those listening to the Cork Singers Club at the Maldron Hotel, Shandon 
Professor Simon Cordery 
Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Catherine Clancy with Richard T. Cooke of the Cork Mother Jones committee 
Lord Mayor Catherine Clancy (centre) with Richard T. Cooke and local women at the Maldron. 
Last year’s launch: the then Lord Mayor of Cork Catherine Clancy with Michael Lally of the Cork Mother Jones Committee. 
Richard T. Cooke with the Cork Shawlies at last year’s festival launch
Photos from 2014 Festival:
- Spirit of Mother Jones festival 2014 in Pictures
- More Photos from this Year’s Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Day 2 of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival in pictures
Members of the committee of Cork Mother Jones Festival and guests with Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Mary Shields 
Gareth Peirce arriving at the Firkin Crane theatre, Cork 
James P. McCarthy (left) with his wife Anne and Richard T. Cooke at the Maldron Hotel yesterday 
Greek filmmakers Lamprini Thoma and Nickos Ventouras at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2014 
Luke Dineen speaking at the 2014 Mother Jones Festival 
James Goltz at the Lord Mayor’s Office 
Cork’s Lord Mayor, Cllr. Mary Shields with some members of the Cork Mother Jones Commitee at City Hall this morning (L-R): James Nolan, Cllr. Ted Tynan, the Lord Mayor, Michael Lally. 
Claire McGettrick speaking at the Firkin Crane yesterday
Emma Bowell of Frameworks Films (right) with author / historian Marat Moore on location in New York. 
Richard Cooke of the Cork Mother Jones festival committee with Eileen O’Keeffe of the Cork Rokk Choir at the press launch 
Anne Scargill and Betty Cooke 
William Hammond at the 2014 Festival 
Betty Cooke and Anne Scargill during their talk 
The Durham Miners at the Maldron Hotel
Betty Cook and Anne Scargill at the Firkin Crane 
Davy Hopper and the Durham Miners at the 2014 Festival 
Tadhg O’Sullivan, Allihies Copper mining museum who spoke on the mining links with Butte, Montana. 
Mother Jones Festival Day 2 
Committee member and website organiser John Jefferies enjoys a quick meal during a break in proceedings. 
James Goltz from the USA enjoying the songs of Jimmy Crowley at the Maldron. Pic: Richard T. Cooke 
Ailbhe Mahony, member of the Cork Mother Jones Committee distributing shots of Irish whiskey for the toast to Mother Jones on Mother Jones Day. 
Preparing for the Concert in the Garden
Jimmy Crowley at the Maldron Hotel during the 2014 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 
Prof. James Green at Shandon during the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2014. Photo: Jimmy Thomson. 
Dave Hopper, Durham Miners Association with Michael Lally, Cork Mother Jones committee with presentation of framed scroll from the miners – at the Mother Jones Plaque, Cork. 
Music at the Maldron. Photo: Jimmy Thomson 
Members of the Lions Youth Band, Cheshire
Anne Scargill and Betty Cook, Women Against Pit Closures at the Firkin Crane with Yorkshire Mother Jones banner. 
US folk / union singer Anne Feeneywho performed at the Grand Concert at the Firkin Crane along with Si Kahn. Here she is singing at an “open mike” session at the Maldron Hotel. 
Rosemary Feurer in Cork, August 2014 with the banner of Women Against Pit Closures from the UK Miner’s Strike 1984 
Evening music session at the Maldron. Pic: Jimmy Thomson. 
Anne Scargill and Betty Cook of Women Against Pit Closures who sang a wonderful song called simply “The Women’s Song” about the struggle of women during the 1984 British Miner’s Strike. Photo: William Hammond. 
Ann Rea, Cork Mother Jones Committee and Firkin Crane with colleague from Firkin Crane. Photo: Jimmy Thomson.
Photos from 2015 Festival:
Fr. McVerry receives the award from Jim Nolan and Ailbhe O’Mahony of the Cork Mother Jones Committee 
Dr. Sean Pettit (left) with Richard T. Cooke of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival committee 
Dr. Sean Pettit and his wife Aruba and Lord Mayor Chris O’Leary at City Hall 
Margaret Aspinall (left) and Sue Roberts at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2013. Photo (c) Martin Duggan 
Cork’s Lord Mayor, Cllr. Chris O’Leary with author and former MP Chris Mullin 
Piper Norman O’Rourke prepares to “pipe in” the Lord Mayor 
Lord Mayor Cllr. Chris O’Leary launches the festival 
Tommy Grimes 
Jimmy Crowley with fellow troubadour and Cork Mother Jones Committee member Richard T. Cooke 
Jimmy Crowley with Mick Moloney
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